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Moliden
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Urban area in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County

Moliden

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖrnsköldsvik
CountyVästernorrland County
Population282
Area68 ha
SCB code2284TB113

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
17/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
8/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water300 m
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway90 m
  • Distance to industry6 km
  • Distance to power line950 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.8 km
  • Distance to school750 m
  • Distance to train station15.8 km

Median across 185 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 430–435
  • 445–935
  • 4310–1439
  • 4215–1933
  • 3220–2418
  • 2325–2927
  • 3830–3434
  • 4235–3948
  • 4340–4441
  • 2845–4935
  • 3950–5428
  • 4755–5944
  • 5260–6436
  • 4065–6934
  • 4070–7439
  • 3675–7930
  • 2680+37

Men 658Women 593

Marital status

  • Unmarried675 (54 %)
  • Married463 (37 %)
  • Divorced83 (7 %)
  • Widowed39 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Moliden, 1,251 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 282 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat28 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Stenslandstjärnen7 ha5 km
  • Billsjötjärnen8 ha5.5 km
  • Bodsjön18 ha6.4 km
  • Billsjösjön328 ha6.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone240 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.8 km
  • Natura 200026.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest15.7 km
  • Water protection area180 m
  • Habitat protection7.2 km
  • National conservation interest4.4 km
  • National heritage interest14.3 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality700 m
  • Fire station12.2 km
  • Police station16.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.3 km
  • Swimming pool8.5 km
  • Campsite8.5 km
  • Hiking trail8.4 km
  • Cycle trail16.4 km
  • Ski trail4.9 km
  • Floodlit track11.5 km
  • Geologically notable site30.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.8 km
  • Café1 in the locality400 m
  • Petrol station9.3 km
  • Library12.7 km
  • Sports hall8.6 km
  • Hotel8.8 km
  • Care home12.1 km
  • Recycling centre16.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.2 km
  • Railway1.3 km
  • Power line1 km
  • Wind turbine15.2 km
  • Mobile mast8.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.1 km
  • Mine32.1 km
  • Quarry3.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality400 m
  • Church1 in the locality580 m
  • Community hall1.3 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population55,443
  • Median income408,200 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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The figures describe Örnsköldsvik Municipality as a whole, not Moliden.